Janice Molloy of the Southern Seabirds Trust made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to wildlife conservation

Janice Molloy, photograph from the Southern Seabirds Trust

Janice Molloy of Waikanae has been made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to wildlife conservation in King Charles III’s 2025 New Year Honours List.  Janice is Convenor of the environmental NGO Southern Seabirds Trust.

Her citation follows:

“Ms Janice Molloy has been supporting fishers and the wider seafood industry in their journey towards seabird-safe fishing for more than 20 years.

Ms Molloy was instrumental in bringing together fishing industry leaders, environmental organisations, government agencies, scientists, and recreational fishing interests in 2002, leading to the establishment of the Southern Seabirds Trust.  She has been Convenor of the Trust since its establishment, promoting a collaborative approach to reduce the capture of New Zealand’s seabirds through fishing activities.  Under her guidance, the Trust encourages fishers to take ownership of the problem and find solutions by giving them the knowledge and the practical support they need to address seabird captures.  This has created change in fishing practices, demonstrating that conservation through cooperation can achieve results.  Ms Molloy’s contributions have had direct implications for coastal communities in New Zealand, helped the New Zealand commercial fishing industry improve its environmental performance, and assisted the wider international community in its responsibility for the sustainable management of the world’s oceans and fisheries.”

The Southern Seabirds Trust writes on its Facebook page that “it is very proud of our Convenor Janice Molloy’s appointment as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.  Janice has been supporting fishers and the wider seafood industry in their journey towards seabird-safe fishing for more than 20 years.”

The ACAP Secretariat congratulates Janice on this well-deserved award, which reflects her long-standing commitment to, and promotion of, seabird-safe fisheries.

In the same honours list Julian Fitter, co-author of the 2008 book ‘Albatross, Their World Their Ways’ has also been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to conservation (click here).

John Cooper, Emeritus Information Officer, Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels, 10 January 2025